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Review: Innisfree Color Glow Lipstick Plum Burgundy ♥sponsored♥

26. November 2013
Today’s review is about Innisfree Color Glow Lipstick in shade No.5 called ‘Plum Burgundy‘. Burgundy is one of the most raved about colors for this years autumn and I was really curious about Innisfree’s Color Glow Lipstick after I saw that they offered two different Burgundy shades for their Color Glow Lipstick Line. They offer a range of 10 different shades by the way and it was really difficult to decide on only one, even for the two burgundy shades I could not decide which one I liked more. I ended up with ‘Plum Burgundy’ because it looked more on the red toned side on the promo pictures. Actually, I imagined the color different, but I love this lipstick anyway. Keep reading if you want to know about the details :)

This lipstick was send to me by twofacemall for reviewing purpose. Below you see the description which was written on the box. It is mainly in Korean, but the important points are descriped by the images and keywords on one side of the package:
The packaging itself is clean and simple as it is typical for Innisfree. The box is from recycled paper and printed on with soy ink. I like there design, although it is simple, but I think the white lipstick looks very elegant.
The lipstick itself contains 3.5 g. Since this lipstick is very moisturizing, it can imagine that it is easily breakable. I think this is also the reason for the metal supporting thing around the lipstick. You can wind it up more, if you want, nevertheless.
The color of the lipstick was hard for me to get with my camera. It is a burgundy red shade, as the name also said. Nevertheless, the shade is more on the pink side and not that dark as I thought it would be. Nevertheless, it looks really nice on the lips. Below you can see the swatch of the lipstick on my hand and the lipstick applied on my lips.
The color payoff is really nice though and as you can see on the swatches this lipstick is really far from drying up your lips. It gives them such a nice glossy finish (without being sticky like lip gloss, hehe). Everybody with dry lips who has been afraid of wearing lipsticks because they could be too drying or make the lips look even drier should give Innisfree Color Glow Lipstick a try. Since this is my first Innisfree lipstick, I don’t know if the other lipsticks they provide are similar nor do I know if they are better or worse. I think I will try some more of their lipsticks, probably also from this line.
I really like this lipstick and I like the color, although I thought that it would be a darker shade. The staying power is normal, but the smoothness on the lips and the moist feeling are really nice.
As I mentioned above, I received this from twofacemall and you can get it from their shop for US$18.00. They offer free worldwide shipping, too, and they give samples with every order.
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Just as a short reminder: All products mentioned and reviewed on this blog are of my personal opinions. This product here was sent to me for reviewing purpose by twofacemall, which doesn’t influence me in providing my honest opinion on the products.
 
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Review: Etude House Lash Perm 3 Step Volumescara Black Minnie Edition ♥sponsored♥

25. November 2013
I’ve been wondering for a long time if it is worth a try to buy a mascara from an Asian brand, but I actually never new which one to try first. And each time I was really in need of a mascara, I preferred to buy one in the local drugstores here in Germany. On the other hand, I heard a lot of positive feedback about Etude House’s Lash Perm 3 Step Volumescara, and luckily twofacemall gave me the opportunity to finally try this mascara. (^_^)/ ♥
I was not really aware of the fact, that they changed the packaging of the Lash Perm 3 Step Volumescara for the Etude House XOXO Minnie collection, but it’s only the packaging which they changed. The mascara itself is the same as it was before. Actually, since I already was in love with the XOXO Minnie collection before (see my reviews on the other products from this collection >>here<< and >>here<<), it made me even more happy, that I got this :D
Here is the description for Etude House’s Lash Perm 3 Step Volumescara and some pictures of the packaging ♥:
The mascara is not the largest one, but you can change between 3 steps in order to create the desired degree of volume on your lashes. The wand is on the shorter side, but it was easily to use and handle. The color of this mascara is black, but it is available in brown, too (for the standard packing though). Since I already have long lashes (at least I’m happy with the length), I was especially curious for the volume. I tried to show the effects on some pictures, but I don’t know if it is visible nicely :/ , but I can tell you, that this mascara totally convinced me: It gives my lashes a curl that lasts all day long and it makes them appear perfectly dense when applying the 3 steps. And this is all I want from a good mascara. Also, although I was not primarily looking for any lengthening, this mascara lengthens my lashes visible and it didn’t smudge all over and around my eyes during the day. The only thing which is not included in this mascara is waterproof-ness, but it doesn’t claim to be waterproof either.
I can totally recommend this mascara and I’m really happy that I finally did try an Asian mascara. If you are looking for a fun-to-use mascara which gives you volume and length and a nice curl you can go perfectly fine with this one.
As I mentioned above, I received this from twofacemall and you can get it from their shop for US$15.90. The mascara contains 9.5 g. The brown mascara is available for US$15.26. They offer free worldwide shipping, too, and they give samples with every order.
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Just as a short reminder: All products mentioned and reviewed on this blog are of my personal opinions. This product here was sent to me for reviewing purpose by twofacemall, which doesn’t influence me in providing my honest opinion on the products.

 

 

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Review: Neo Vision Dali Extra Size Blue Circle Lenses ♥sponsored♥

19. November 2013
Today’s review is about Neo Vision Dali Extra Size Blue Circle Lenses sponsored by KlensPop. Thanks to them in first place ♥ KlensPop is a online store for Korean Circle Lenses. They provide lenses in different diameters, color and also with prescription. I’ll get right to the lenses I received:

First of all, what a cute lens case they included! *_* I love it so much, the picture on it is so cute with the whale on it. I love that they didn’t just add the typically boring lens cases, but instead this one, which even comes with a tiny plastic tweezers. 

The lens vials were packed inside this package and were surrounded by bubble wrap for a save delivery.

 

Here is the description for the lenses, taken from KlensPop’s web page:
Specification
Power Range: 0.00~-7.50
Diameter: 14.0 mm 
Graphic Diameter: 13.60 mm
Base Curve Radius: 8.6
Water Content: 38%
1 year disposable
 
* It is advisable to dispose it within 4 months for regular use or if it starts to cause dryness.
* Please handle with clean hands and soak it with solutions after every usage

 

Design: 

 These lenses have a bright blue color and a very clean and simple design. The outer border is darker for giving the appearance of dolly eyes. The lenses have a nice blue color with flash photography, but even without flash they give you a dark blue hue.


Comfort

I had the feeling they were not as comfortable as Geo lenses, but they were really okay concerning the comfort. I could wear them all day long and used once eye drops only.


Enlargement:

Perfect size of enlargement in my eyes. They make your eyes pop without being scary.

Shipping:
 Shipping was free. The lens vials were securely packed withing bubble wrap and a cute lens case was provided. I’m absolutely happy. ♥
 You can buy these lenses at http://klenspop.com for US$ 19.00. They do offer FREE shipping and all their lenses are genuine. You can find information about KlensPop here: 

web store link: http://klenspop.com
and

 

 
 
I think these lenses give the eyes a nice hue of blue and have a nice color, too :) They’re comfortable and on plus they give a nice dolly effect. I like them actually more then the Neo Vision Two Tone Blue Circle lenses I reviewed previously (>>here<<). On top I got a super cute lens case ♥  Thanks to KlensPop for sending me these lenses!:D
 
 
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Just as a short reminder: All products mentioned and reviewed on this blog are of my personal opinions. This product here was sent to me for reviewing purpose by KlensPop, which doesn’t influence me in providing my honest opinion on the products.
 
 

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Review: Hadalabo Shirojyun Medicated Bikhaku Whitening Facial Mask ♥sponsored♥

14. November 2013
Here is a short sheet mask review again. This time it is Hadalabo’s Shirojyun Medicated Bikhaku Whitening Face Mask I received from BeautyChamber. This is Japanese brand I heard from often, but never tried.

The packaging is nothing special and rather boring with a lot of Japanese characters on the front and a detailed Japanese description on the back. Unfortunately there is no English description on it, but actually we can guess, that this mask is to be used in the same way as all the other sheet masks.
I’d love to know the ingredients of this mask, but unfortunately I couldn’t find them anywhere. So if you have any idea what the sheet mask essence contains, please write a comment. I think it contains Arbutin as whitening ingredient. At least the scent of the essence was rather medical. the sheet was soaked nicely with essence and wasn’t dripping, although I thought it might happen. the essence absorbed also quickly into the skin. As to the effects: I had the feeling my skin was brightened. That was great because I didn’t think to notice anything after only using one mask. The downside was (apart from the scent, which is not my favourite) that I had the feeling that the mask left my skin with a dry feeling. Did anyone else try this mask and had the same experience? I personally would not repurchase it, simply because of the dry feeling of the skin afterwards, but if you like to try the brightening effect you can probably just use a moisturizer afterwards.Unfortunately I don’t know how much this costs, but I think that you’ll be able to buy it in a box. I saw these in a 4 piece box on www.sasa.com for 11.50 US$ on sale.
You can get this mask from BeautyChamber. It is not listed on the online store, but you can ask for a quote. Check out the facebook page of BeautyChamber, too: https://www.facebook.com/beautychamber2013
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Just as a short reminder: All products mentioned and reviewed on this blog are of my personal opinions. This product here was sent to me for reviewing purpose by http://beautychamber.bigcartel.com, which doesn’t influence me in providing my honest opinion on the products.
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Review: Neo Vision 2 Tone Blue Circle Lenses ♥sponsored♥

6. November 2013
This is a review of Neo Vision 2-Tone Blue Circle Lenses kindly sponsored by www.kpop2.com. I think it is difficult for dark eyed people to find blue circle lenses which look natural nevertheless. I was really curious how these really affordable lenses would do on my eyes. So let’s see what I think about them :)

The product description and specifications below are taken from their web page:
Specification
Power Range: 0.00~-10.00
Diameter: 13.5mm (total 14.0mm)
Base Curve Radius: 8.4
Water Content: 38 %
Duration of use: 6 month or more*
 
* It is advisable to dispose it within 4 months for regular use or if it starts to cause dryness.
* Please handle with clean hands and soak it with solutions after every usage. 
These are similar in diameter as the Geo Magic CM-904 I reviewed before (>>here<<). In contrast to the Geo lenses, these lenses are composed of two different blue colors. A nice design all in all.
Design: 

The design of these lenses is pretty nice. It is composed of two blue colors and it gets darker towards the outside. Nevertheless it is not very special or overwhelmingly beautiful. The blue shows off nicely with flash and really pops, but on the other hand is rather unnatural. In normal light the blue is barely visible on my dark eyes. It’s more a blue hue.

Comfort

  Compared to the Geo lenses I tried the last times, these are less comfortable. Nevertheless it was very easy to put them in and I even didn’t feel them at first. Afterwards my eyes became dry, but eyedrops make it okay.


Enlargement:

These lenses don’t give much of enlargement. The eyes appear a bit more open, because of the darker color towards the outside of the lens, but these lenses are on the normal and natural side considering the diameter.

 

You can buy these lenses at www.kpop2.com for US$ 10.99. They do offer FREE international shipping and offer you to pick a free insurance for the delivery. I think their prices are really affordable and they have quite a range of different lenses that it is worth to take a look at their web store if you don’t know it and are a circle lens lover. Overall, these lenses were nice. The design didn’t take me off, but the price keeps it in balance, so it’s worth trying.

  Thanks again to www.kpop2.com for sending me these lenses.

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Just as a short reminder: All products mentioned and reviewed on this blog are of my personal opinions. This product here was sent to me for reviewing purpose by www.kpop2.com, which doesn’t influence me in providing my honest opinion on the products.
 
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Review: Taiwan False Handmade Eyelashes from BornPrettyStore

15. October 2013
Here is a review for a box of different style eyelashes I got from www.bornprettystore.com. These false eyelashes are handmade and from Taiwan.

They come in a simple white box with the shape of a heart cut out on the front. I like the cute box, although it is very simple. The box contains 10 different false eyelashes. The material used is high quality fiber and the lash bands are very thin. This way the lashes appear very natural.
BornPrettyStore also included a little gift with the package, a pen in shape of a lipstick. The idea is really funny and nice :D Thanks again to BornPretty ♥

The lashes have a soft feel and give a very natural appearance, since the band is very thin and transparent. The disadvantage of the thin band is, that you have to be more careful not to break it. But this didn’t happen to me yet :D The different designs are really pretty and you have lashes which make your look more dramatic or lashes which are on the simple side. Below I will show you three different lashes from this box which each create another effect. Except of the lashes I added my eyes are bare on each picture without any additional make-up. Normally I would prefer to use eyeliner at least which makes the lashes look much prettier.

The box doesn’t contain any lash glue, so if you consider buying these keep that in mind. You can get the lashes at BornPrettyStore for US$ 5.99 and you can use the coupon code KBX31 for a 10% discount :) They offer free shipping, too! I think this is a pretty affordable box of nice differently designed lashes and recommend them to anyone who wants to try some different styles.

 

 

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Just as a short reminder: All products mentioned and reviewed on this blog are of my personal opinions. This product here was sent to me for reviewing purpose by http://www.bornprettystore.com, which doesn’t influence me in providing my honest opinion on the products.

 

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Review: Mitomo DayLight& Mi 109 Herb Mask Sheet Lithospermi Radix ♥sponsored♥

15. October 2013
I have so many sheet masks to review, I don’t dare buy anything new until I’m done, haha. Better I start of with one of the reviews. Here is a Japanese mask from the company Mitomo called DayLight& Mi 109 Herb Mask Sheet containing Lithospermi Radix. I received this mask from BeautyChamber. Thanks again!

Mitomo is a Japanese company selling a lot of different sheet masks, but also other skin care products. They have a official site at www.mitomos.com. This sheet mask I will review is one of their Herb Sheet Masks containing Lithospermi Radix. Lithospermi Radix is used in Chinese and Japanese Traditional Medicine because of its anti-inflammatory properties. There is a short description on Lithospermi Radix on the front of the sheet mask packaging, which is in english, too!

I must say, the scent of this mask was not pleasant to me…I was really reluctant to put it on my face at all, but finally I did, and then after a while I didn’t smell the scent anymore-luckily. The mask sheet was soaked nicely with the clear essence. It was not dripping or anything. Unfortunately, unfolding was a bit difficult, because there was no plastic sheet attached or similar. Nevertheless it didn’t tear appart. After I removed the mask and the remaining essence was absorbed my skin stayed sticky.
sorry, for my chipped nails >_<
By the way, except of feeling moisturized I didn’t feel anything special about this mask, unfortunately…
Since it is okay in this point and has a terrible scent on the other hand I would not repurchase it personally. But perhaps someone had made other experiences with this product? Please feel free to comment :)

You can get this mask from BeautyChamber. I don’t know how much this mask costs, because it is not listed on the online store, but you can ask for a quote. Check out the facebook page of BeautyChamber, too: https://www.facebook.com/beautychamber2013
http://beautychamber.bigcartel.com/

 
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Just as a short reminder: All products mentioned and reviewed on this blog are of my personal opinions. This product here was sent to me for reviewing purpose by http://beautychamber.bigcartel.com, which doesn’t influence me in providing my honest opinion on the products.

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Review: Geo Eyescream Rayray Gray XMU-A15 ♥sponsored♥

9. October 2013
This is a review of Geo Eyescream Rayray Gray XMU-A15, a gray/brownish circle lens kindly sponsored by www.geocolouredlenses.com. Grey lenses are something I’ve been curious to try for a long time, since I’ve always liked how they looked with dark hair. ^_^

 The product description and specifications below are taken from their web page:
Specification
Power Range: 0.00~-8.00
Diameter: 14.5mm
Base Curve Radius: 8.7
Water Content: 38~42%
1 year disposable
* It is advisable to dispose it within 4 months for regular use or if it starts to cause dryness.
* Please handle with clean hands and soak it with solutions after every usage. 

You can see, that these lenses have a brown colored inner ring. The design is really pretty. These are also larger in diameter than the Geo Magic CM-904 I reviewed before (>>here<<).

 

Design: 

 These lenses are grey colored with a inner circle of brown color. They get darker towards the outer circle, giving the eyes a dolly effect. The color looks nice in natural light and is not artificially opaque but creates a gradiating color effect.


Comfort

  These were even more comfortable to wear than the Geo Magic CM-904 (>>here<<). I had strangely some difficulties in putting these lenses into my eyes, because they tended to fall out before attaching to the eye, but once they were in properly they were super comfortable.


Enlargement:

 I think that this enlargement is the perfect size for me, without being too scary. I have already large eyes and if I wear to extreme lenses I look like a alien. These give the eyes a dolly effect and some enlargement.

Shipping:
 Shipping was provided with tracking number and arrived after 10 business days which is good for standard shipping. Since shipping is free, you cannot complain about the delivery time. The lens vials were securely packed withing bubble wrap.
 You can buy these lenses at www.geocolouredlenses.com for US$ 17.33. they do offer FREE international shipping and all their lenses are genuine. Most of their circle lens models are available with corrective power. Geo lenses are a reliable Korean circle lens brand and the only USA FDA approved circle lens brand. You can find information about geocolouredlenses here:
 
web store link: www.geocolouredlenses.com 
on Tumblr 
 
 
 
In total I really liked wearing these lenses. They were comfortable and they provided a nice color. :) Thanks to geocolouredlenses again!:D



 
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Blippo.com – cute stuff from Japan ♥sponsored♥

1. October 2013

I’m a sucker for cute stationary and accessories and I’ve always been! One of the first online stores I got to know a couple of years ago was Blippo. I got some of their items from them for reviewing and I decided to show you what they send me and give you an introduction into their online store.

Blippo

Blippo is a very easy to navigate site. They offer stuff from Japan like Magazines and Candy and Snacks, but also a lot of stationary items and character items from Hello Kitty, San-X (like Rillakkuma, Sentimental circus, Gloomy Bear…), and Ghibli. they have also some fashion items, like bags and purses and cute accessories. Blippo offers free shipping which is really great in my eyes :D

I’ll show you the items, which I received from them ^_^ they’re really, really cute and I fell in love in an instant ♥ (You can click on the images to enlarge them ;) )

Blippo

The first item is a pencil holder from Rilakkuma. It has different motifs on each of the four sides of the box and is divided into three parts in the inner. My favourite image is the one with Rilakkuma dressed as Parisian with some baguettes in his arms XD  It is 10 x 10 x 8 cm and you can buy it here:

Blippo

The second item is a super cute Kiiroitori mini plush ♥ It is around 9 cm in height and has a short chain to put it at your key-chain if you like. I love little chicks, they are so cute and this one is no exception :D You can get it here (this item is on sale at the moment*_*):

Blippo

The last item is a Rilakkuma contact lens case. This is my second Rilakkuma contact lens case. I bought another one a year ago and it is one of my dearest objects *_* This one is super cute as well ♥ It has Rilakkuma’s head on one side and Korilakkuma’s head on the other. There is a second model of this lens where you have Korilakkuma’s and Kiiroitori’s heads. You can buy this one here:

The other model is available here:

Do you know Blippo or do you own some of the items I own? Tell me what you think about them ^_^

That’s it for this time, hope you enjoyed this post ♥

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Review: Christine Ladies Argireline Ultra Tightening Mask ♥sponsored♥

27. September 2013
Hey,
Here is another sheet mask review again :D This is about Chistine Ladies Argireline Ultra Tightening Mask sponsored by BeautyChamber. Christine Ladies is a Taiwanese high-end brand. This mask is one of the best selling products from this brand and is available in two types, one is for tightening and one for whitening.

Here is the description of the mask taken from BeautyChamber’s web store:
TIGHTENING:
What makes this mask stand out among millions of others in the market is that it uses Japan’s invisible mask fabric which is 100% cotton fabric with thickness of only 0.03cm. It is able to fully absorb 20ml of essence.Using skin density difference principle, it allows the essence to be quickly transferred to the underlying skin with zero distance between the skin and mask; penetrating the barrier of skin cells so the essence can be 100% utilized.
EFFECTS: Protect skin tissues, repair damaged cells, smooth fine lines, tighten, whiten and moisturize and to increase skin radiance, keeping it in its best condition.
Ingredients: Aqua, Propylene Glycol, sodium Hyaluronate, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Butylene Clycol, Saccharamyces, Podophyllum Peltatum Filtrate Extract, Aloe Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Chlorphenesin, Ethoxylated Alkylphenol, Ethoxylated Sorbitan Ester, Fragnance
Most of the ingredients above have moisturizing properties, which makes me assume, that this mask works good on dry skin. The packaging is a shiny dark red. Since this mask is from a Taiwanese high-end brand, the packaging is very mature and simple. I hope you can read the description on the backside. The material is very shiny and reflecting, I couldn’t get a better picture for it >_<”’ The description is in English :)

The fabric of the mask is very thin. It is the first sheet mask that I tried having a very thin and delicate fabric. In order to make it a bit easier to handle the sheet is attached to a plastic film. The mask is soaked thoroughly with the clear essence. While unfolding and arranging it for use I had to be careful not to mess around, but once it was on my face it didn’t drip or anything else. I didn’t like the scent of the mask, but after a few minutes I didn’t smell it anymore and it was okay. While having the mask on my face it was very moisturizing and refreshing. After half an hour the mask did still contain essence and wasn’t dried up. I took it off and left my face to adsorb the rest of the essence on my skin. After that the skin didn’t feel sticky. I felt a pluming effect, too. Unfortunately, I had only one of these masks to try, so I cannot speak about long-term effects. I also didn’t see a whitening effect.

You can get this mask at BeautyChamber for US$ 20 for a box of 6 masks, which is quite expensive compared to other sheet masks. Check out the facebook page of BeautyChamber, too: https://www.facebook.com/beautychamber2013

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Just as a short reminder: All products mentioned and reviewed on this blog are of my personal opinions. This product here was sent to me for reviewing purpose by http://beautychamber.bigcartel.com, which doesn’t influence me in providing my honest opinion on the products.
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